"The survey reveals search engines top the list of resources
students use. Teachers’ perceptions that their students use only a handful
of resources and rely mainly on search engines for their research are echoed in
survey results. Asked how likely their
students were to use a variety of different information sources for a typical
research assignment, 94% of the teachers participating in the survey said their
students were “very likely” to use Google or other online search engines,
placing it well ahead of the other sources asked about. Second to search engines was the use of Wikipedia
or other online encyclopedias, which 75% of teachers said their students were
“very likely” to use in a typical research assignment. And rounding out the top three was YouTube or
other social media sites, which about half of teachers (52%) said their
students were “very likely” to use."
No surprise there. What is surprising is what is revealed in the accompanying infographic. 12% of students are still using (very likely) print-only books other than textbooks.
